IAA Conversations: ‘Do opinion polls and media reports influence voters?’

The next leg of 'IAA Conversations' will be hosted on 10 April at the Nehru Centre in Mumbai, on the topic: ‘Do opinion polls and media reports influence voters?’

 

Political party representatives Ram Naik (BJP), Prem Shukla (Shiv Sena), Sanjay Jha (Congress) and political analyst Kumar Ketkar will be part of a panel discussion moderated by Anand Rathi, chairman, Anand Rathi Securities. The event will be hosted from 4 to 6pm at the Nehru Centre, Mumbai.

 

Srinivasan Swamy, president IAA India Chapter and VP – development, Asia Pacific region, IAA, said, “Our objective at the IAA India Chapter is to bring about discussions on key issues concerning the advertising, media and allied sectors. This edition of IAA Conversations is an attempt to deliberate on an issue that has generated much discussion in the run-up to the general elections.”

 

Dr Bhaskar Das, group CEO, Zee Media, and event chair, said, “The role of the media in influencing public opinion cannot be denied and hence this discussion with key stakeholders will bring to the fore issues and concerns on how opinion polls and media reports can influence the masses at election time.”